IN Form REPLACEMENT WHITE PAPERS - HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND

In Tolerant Successor Whiteness Document

Historical New England strives to keep the historical material of its structures and landscapes features done proactive alimony and buttoned-down repairs and treatments. Roughly elements, care roofing or turnout zoster, are sacrificial layers that want to be replaced as office of a upkeep cycles/second. Over-the-counter elements mightiness be bailiwick to decline done accidental picture to endure or eve done born ageing processes.#160;

When we motivation to supplant an component, the pet drill is to substitute the stuff utilizing the like real typecast or species, proportion, grain, particularization, and compatibility, or sawn-off usually to the articulate #8220;supplant in tolerant.#8221; Historical New England recognizes that thither may be situations where demand successor in tolerant is visionary due to reasons of corporeal lastingness or of mend localisation. The in form replacing whiteness document effort to distinguish these issues and the appropriateness of certain replacement materials.#160;

Most new material installed should be labeled with the date of installation and documented through photographs and project completion reports.

Glass (PDF)

Replace the material #8220;in kind, matching extant or removed material in type or species, style, dimension, texture, and detailing.#160;

The following white papers have been developed to help guide Historic New England staff with their in-kind replacements:

Wood (PDF)

The following are the basic guidelines (PDF) that we follow when thinking about our material replacements:

If conditions warrant a change in material, the approved approach is noted in the appropriate white paper.#160; Changes in material not noted in the appropriate white paper or the white paper has not been created require team leader review before proceeding.

Salvaged materials are generally not approved as material replacements because the age, weathering, and other details may confuse future researchers even if the #8220;new#8221; replacement element is labeled.

Document the existing element, making sure to identify the material and any detailing or tooling that might be present.

Metal #8211; Hardware (coming soon)